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Driver identified after fatal hit-and-run along Central Expressway
A driver suspected in the hit-and-run death of a man whose body was found early Sunday morning along Central Expressway has been identified and is cooperating with investigators, Richardson Police say.
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David Renteria executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store
A Texas man convicted of strangling a 5-year-old girl who was taken from a Walmart store nearly 22 years ago and burning her body was executed Thursday evening.
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Texas inmate faces execution for 2001 abduction and strangulation of 5-year-old girl
A Texas inmate convicted of strangling a 5-year-old girl taken from an El Paso store and then burning her body nearly 22 years ago is scheduled for execution Thursday evening.
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Appeals court stops planned execution of Texas inmate convicted of killing a fellow prisoner
Less than five hours before his scheduled execution in Texas an appeals court granted a stay for William Speer.
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Texas executes man who questioned evidence presented at trial in deadly carjacking of elderly woman
A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state’s lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death for killing an elderly woman decades ago was executed late Tuesday.
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All prisoners accounted for after fire at Texas prison forces evacuation
Fire broke out Friday morning at a state prison in Texas, forcing more than 650 inmates to evacuate but injuring no one, an official said.
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Man Convicted of Killing 3 Teens While They Slept Is Executed
A man convicted of killing three teenagers while they slept in a Texas Panhandle home more than 25 years ago was executed on Wednesday, the sixth inmate to be put to death in the U.S. this year and the second in as many days.
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Man Convicted of Killing 3 Texas Teens in 1998 Faces Execution Wednesday Night
An inmate convicted of killing three teenagers while they slept in a Texas Panhandle home more than 25 years ago faces execution Wednesday amid allegations that his trial was marred by racial bias.
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Execution of Man Convicted in Killing of 3 in Texas Delayed
A judge has delayed next week’s scheduled execution of a man convicted of killing three teenagers while they slept in a Texas Panhandle home more than 25 years ago.